Hits and misses : crafting top 40 singles, 1963-1971 / Robert Toft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toft, Robert, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Popular Music.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--1961-1970--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Continuum, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Hits and Misses examines a selection of songs and recordings through the lens of textual criticism and delineates the creative process as it unfolds from the initial conception of a song to the final mix presented on disc. The book takes as its subject top 40 singles released between 1963 and 1971 in the USA, Britain, and Canada, and considers the songs themselves and their transformation in the studio. Robert Toft studies the methods by which recordists (songwriters, arrangers, band members, producers, and engineers) impart their ideas to audiences. . The first part of the boo.

Contents:

Introduction; Acknowledgements; Part I: The Song; 1

Telling a Story; 2

Prosodic Tunes; 3

Guitar-Based Modalities; Part II: The Recorded Work; 4

Bel Canto: The Unbroken Tradition; 5

Invention and Arrangement; 6

Transforming a Demo; 7

Hit-and-Miss Affair; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes discography.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612912481

9781501330575

1501330578

9781282912489

1282912488

9781441116857

1441116850

OCLC:

690177206